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News Release: DHS S&T Awards $3.66M for Privacy-Enhancing Technology R&D
DHS S&T has announced the award of three contracts totaling $3.66 million to fund the R&D of privacy-enhancing technologies that better defend personally identifying information and protect privacy in cyber space.
Snapshot: CSD TTP Program Hosts Tech Showcase Series
The demo events—hosted by the DHS S&T Cyber Security Division (CSD)—showcased technologies developed by DoE national laboratories, DoD-affiliated labs, and NSF-funded university projects.
Snapshots: S&T DEMONSTRATES FIRST RESPONDER TECHNOLOGIES
First responders who are better protected and have the right information at the right time will be safer while they execute their mission of protecting their community.
News Release: ST Awards $750K SBIR Contract to Mclean Company
DHS S&T has awarded a nearly $750,000 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II Other Agencies Technology Solutions (OATS) contract to Mclean, Virginia-based Hypori Federal, Inc. to further develop capabilities in Virtual Mobile Infrastructure (VMI) technology to improve security for government mobility enterprise systems.
Same Great Info, New Location—The First Responder Page Has Moved
To ensure the Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) can connect with our vast audience, we recently merged our FirstResponder.gov page with scitech.dhs.gov. This not only puts all of our information in one place, but also puts our first responder and Homeland Security Enterprise audience one or two clicks away from what they need.
Snapshot: CAUSE IV Lessons Learned from the US Canadian Cross Border Experiment
In April DHS S&T, the Defence Research and Development Canada’s Centre for Security Science (DRDC CSS), and Public Safety Canada collaborated on a cross-border experiment with a focus on preparing emergency responders.
Responder News: Spring Summer 2016 FRG Technology Roundup
S&T FRG regularly posts a roundup of key updates from projects currently in development. This article outlines FRG's accomplishments in April, May, and June 2016,
News Release: S&T Awards Ionic Security $119K
DHS S&T awarded $119,000 to Ionic Security, Inc. based in Atlanta, Georgia, to advance detection and monitoring for IoT systems security.
Responder Spotlight Robert McLafferty
This series highlights an FRRG member, offering a glimpse into their daily responsibilities, as well as their ongoing support of S&T technology development.
Securing our Country, Protecting its People
As we celebrate our patriotism for our country and the freedoms we enjoy, this is a time to reflect on what is truly important.
News Release: S&T Awards USC $800K for Internet Outage Tracking R&D
DHS S&T has awarded $800,000 to USC ISI to develop new tools to enhance capabilities to detect, report and study internet outages and network security incidents.
News Release: S&T Awards TDA Research, Inc. $981K for R&D
DHS S&T awarded $980,531 to TDA Research, Inc. based in Wheat Ridge, Colorado, for an 18-month project to develop a respiration protection system that will protect firefighters against chemical vapors and particulate hazards during overhaul operations.
News Release: ST Awards $442K for Auto-Activated Body-Worn Cameras Development
DHS S&T has awarded a 16-month project for $441,706 to Hitron Technologies, Inc., based in Lexington, Kentucky, to develop an automated activation system for body-worn cameras for law enforcement.
News Release: ST Awards ICSI $664K for Data Privacy R&D
DHS S&T has awarded $664,378 to Berkeley, California-based International Computer Science Institute (ICSI) to develop a first-of-its-kind technology that will detect privacy intrusions on mobile devices and alert the device owner to act to protect their private information.
The City of the Future is Smart and Resilient
What do you think about smart cities and resilience? I think now is the time to shape the future.
News Release: S&T Awards Charles River Analytics $500K for Research
DHS S&T has awarded $500,000 to Cambridge, Massachusetts-based Charles River Analytics Inc. to develop malware defense technology that will alert and empower IT administrators to fend off an impending cyber attack.
Snapshot: Application Provides New Platform to More Effectively Train DHS First Responders
On April 19, 2016, DHS S&T successfully transitioned The Enhanced Threat and Risk Assessment (ETRA) Tablet Application into utilization for DHS’ Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers (FLETC).
Teamwork for First Responder Technologies
I brought my team to Capitol Hill last week for the First Responder Technology Hill Day where we showed Congressional representatives how we are helping responders across the country.
S&T Awards $199K to Austin Based Factom Inc. for IOT Systems Security
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) today awarded $199,000 to Factom Inc. based in Austin, Texas, to advance the security of digital identity for Internet of Things (IoT) devices.
Preparing for the Storm
June 1 marked the first day of hurricane season. For emergency managers and state and local decision makers, particularly along our coastlines, this season that runs through November 30 can bring many challenges. One of those challenges is when to order evacuations when a storm is moving in.
Snapshot: Live Video Streaming via Smartphone, Brought to You by Datacasting
Datacasting provides public safety users with the capability to transmit secure video and data over existing broadcast television signals to a targeted audience.
DHS announces $40M for new Criminal Investigations COE
DHS S&T announced a $40M funding opportunity for an institution to lead a new DHS Center of Excellence (COE) for Criminal Investigations and Network Analysis.
DHS S&T Announces $3M in SBIR Awards
DHS S&T announced $3.1M in competitive research awards for 29 small businesses located across 12 states, and Washington, D.C
S&T to Hold Mobile App Security Research & Development Industry Day
The Cyber Security Division of DHS S&T will hold an Industry Day to present information and answer questions regarding Broad Agency Announcement BAA call HSHQDC-16-R-B0006, which solicits proposals for mobile application security research and development.